# List of ministers of defense (Indonesia)

The minister of defense of the Republic of Indonesia (Indonesian: Menteri Pertahanan) is the head of the Indonesian Ministry of Defense. The minister is tasked with organizing government affairs in the field of national defense.
The current minister of defense is Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin, who has served in the position since 21 October 2024.

## List of ministers

The following is a list of people and politicians who have been appointed ministers of defense in Indonesia.
Independent (12)       PSI (1)       PNI (4)       Parindra (1)       Masyumi (2)        Military (4)       Golkar (5)       PKB (1)       Gerindra (1) :
| # | Name | Took office | Left office | Cabinet | R |
| 1 | Supriyadi | 2 September 1945 | 20 October 1945 | Presidential | [note 1] [note 2] |
| — | Suliyoadikusumo (ad interim) | 20 October 1945 | 14 November 1945 | Presidential | |
| 2 | Amir Sjarifuddin | 14 November 1945 | 12 March 1946 | Sjahrir I | |
| 2 | Amir Sjarifuddin | 12 March 1946 | 2 October 1946 | Sjahrir II | |
| 2 | Amir Sjarifuddin | 2 October 1946 | 26 June 1947 | Sjahrir III | |
| 2 | Amir Sjarifuddin | 3 July 1947 | 11 November 1947 | Amir Sjarifuddin I | |
| 2 | Amir Sjarifuddin | 11 November 1947 | 23 January 1948 | Amir Sjarifuddin II | |
| — | Mohammad Hatta (ad interim) | 29 January 1948 | 15 July 1948 | Hatta I | |
| 3 | Hamengkubuwono IX | 15 July 1948 | 4 August 1949 | Hatta I | |
| — | Sjafruddin Prawiranegara | 19 December 1948 | 13 July 1949 | Emergency | |
| (3) | Hamengkubuwono IX | 9 August 1949 | 20 December 1949 | Hatta II | |
| (3) | Hamengkubuwono IX | 20 December 1949 | 6 June 1950 | Federal | |
| 4 | Abdul Halim | 6 June 1950 | 17 December 1950 | Natsir | |
| — | Mohammad Natsir (ad interim) | 17 December 1950 | 27 April 1951 | Natsir | |
| 5 | Raden Mas Sewaka [id] | 9 May 1951 | 3 April 1952 | Sukiman-Suwirjo | |
| (3) | Hamengkubuwono IX | 3 April 1952 | 2 June 1953 | Wilopo | |
| 6 | Wilopo | 2 June 1953 | 30 July 1953 | Wilopo | |
| 7 | Iwa Koesoemasoemantri | 30 July 1953 | 13 July 1955 | Ali Sastromidjojo I | |
| — | Zainul Arifin (ad interim) | 13 July 1955 | 12 August 1955 | Ali Sastromidjojo I | |
| 8 | Burhanuddin Harahap | 12 August 1955 | 24 March 1956 | Burhanuddin Harahap | |
| 9 | Ali Sastroamidjojo | 24 March 1956 | 9 April 1957 | Ali Sastromidjojo II | |
| 10 | Djuanda Kartawidjaja | 9 April 1957 | 10 July 1959 | Djuanda | |
| 11 | Abdul Haris Nasution | 10 July 1959 | 18 February 1960 | Working I | |
| 11 | Abdul Haris Nasution | 18 February 1960 | 6 March 1962 | Working II | |
| 11 | Abdul Haris Nasution | 6 March 1962 | 13 November 1963 | Working III | [note 17] [note 18] |
| 11 | Abdul Haris Nasution | 13 November 1963 | 27 August 1964 | Working IV | |
| 11 | Abdul Haris Nasution | 27 August 1964 | 24 February 1966 | Dwikora I | |
| 12 | Sarbini Martodihardjo [id] | 24 February 1966 | 28 March 1966 | Dwikora II | [note 21] [note 22] |
| 13 | Suharto | 28 March 1966 | 25 July 1966 | Dwikora III | [note 23] [note 24] |
| 13 | Suharto | 25 July 1966 | 17 October 1967 | Ampera I | [note 25] [note 26] [note 27] |
| 13 | Suharto | 17 October 1967 | 6 June 1968 | Ampera II | [note 28] [note 29] |
| 13 | Suharto | 6 June 1968 | 9 September 1971 | Development I | [note 30] [note 31] |
| 14 | Maraden Panggabean | 9 September 1971 | 28 March 1973 | Development I | |
| 14 | Maraden Panggabean | 28 March 1973 | 29 March 1978 | Development II | |
| 15 | Mohammad Jusuf | 31 March 1978 | 19 March 1983 | Development III | |
| 16 | Poniman [id] | 19 March 1983 | 21 March 1988 | Development IV | |
| 17 | Benny Moerdani | 21 March 1988 | 17 March 1993 | Development V | |
| 18 | Edi Sudradjat [id] | 17 March 1993 | 14 March 1998 | Development VI | [note 34] [note 35] [note 36] |
| 19 | Wiranto | 14 March 1998 | 21 May 1998 | Development VII | |
| 19 | Wiranto | 23 May 1998 | 20 October 1999 | Development Reform | |
| 20 | Juwono Sudarsono | 29 October 1999 | 26 August 2000 | National Unity | |
| 21 | Mahfud MD | 26 August 2000 | 20 July 2001 | National Unity | |
| 22 | Agum Gumelar | 20 July 2001 | 23 July 2001 | National Unity | |
| 23 | Matori Abdul Djalil [id] | 10 August 2001 | 20 October 2004 | Mutual Assistance | |
| (20) | Juwono Sudarsono | 21 October 2004 | 20 October 2009 | United Indonesia I | |
| 24 | Purnomo Yusgiantoro | 22 October 2009 | 20 October 2014 | United Indonesia II | |
| 25 | Ryamizard Ryacudu | 27 October 2014 | 20 October 2019 | Working | |
| 26 | Prabowo Subianto | 23 October 2019 | 20 October 2024 | Onward Indonesia | |
| 27 | Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin | 21 October 2024 | Incumbent | Red and White | |

### Notes

* ↑ The office were first named 'Minister of People's Security' (Menteri Keamanan Rakyat)
* ↑ Supriyadi never appeared in Jakarta to accept the appointment. He was to be considered missing until 9 August 1975 when he was declared National Hero of Indonesia, an award only bestowed posthumously
* ↑ During Sjahrir's second cabinet, the office were renamed 'Minister of Defense' (Menteri Pertahanan)
* ↑ Sjarifuddin held the office concurrently as both Prime Minister and Minister of Defense
* ↑ Hatta held the office concurrently as Vice President, Prime Minister, and ad interim Minister of Defense
* ↑ Prawiranegara held the office concurrently as Chairman of the Emergency Government and Minister of Defense
* ↑ Halim resigned from his post as of 17 December 1950 due to illness
* ↑ Following Halim's resignation, Natsir held the office concurrently as Prime Minister and ad interim Minister of Defense
* ↑ Hamengkubuwono IX resigned from his post as of 2 June 1953
* ↑ Following Hamengkubuwono IX's resignation, Wilopo held the office concurrently as Prime Minister and Minister of Defense
* ↑ Iwa resigned from his post as of 13 July 1955. The office remained vacant until the next cabinet
* ↑ Harahap held the office concurrently as both Prime Minister and Minister of Defense
* ↑ Sastroamidjojo held the office concurrently as both Prime Minister and Minister of Defense
* ↑ Djuanda held the office concurrently as both Prime Minister and Minister of Defense
* ↑ During the First Working Cabinet, the office were renamed 'Minister of Security and Defense' (Menteri Keamanan dan Pertahanan)
* ↑ Later during the Second Working Cabinet, it was renamed again as 'Minister of National Security' (Menteri Keamanan Nasional)
* ↑ The office were reorganized during the Third Working Cabinet, with the office merged into 'Deputy First Minister/Defense and Security Coordinator' (Wakil Menteri Pertama/Koordinator Pertahanan/Keamanan). Nasution also held the post with the office of 'Minister/Army Chief of Staff' (Menteri/Kepala Staf Angkatan Darat)
* ↑ It would be renamed again on 22 January 1962 as 'Deputy First Minister/Minister/Army Chief of Staff' (Wakil Menteri Pertama/Menteri/Kepala Staf Angkatan Darat)
* ↑ It would be reorganized again during the Fourth Working Cabinet, when it was transformed into the 'Coordinating Minister on Defense and Security' (Menteri Koordinator Pertahanan Keamanan), a precursor to the present-day Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs
* ↑ Other changes occurred during the original Dwikora Cabinet, when it was renamed Coordinating 'Minister/Armed Forces Chief of Staff' (Menteri Koordinator/Kepala Staf Angkatan Bersenjata), as Nasution were appointed chief of staff of the Indonesian National Armed Forces, separated from the Army, Navy, and Air Force, whose commanders were also elevated to Minister
* ↑ On 24 February 1966, Nasution were removed from his cabinet post and the office of armed forces chief of staff were abolished
* ↑ The office were renamed 'Coordinating Minister on Defense and Security' (Menteri Koordinator Pertahanan dan Keamanan)
* ↑ The office were elevated into the office of 'Deputy Prime Minister on Defense and Security' (Wakil Perdana Menteri Pertahanan dan Keamanan)
* ↑ Suharto also concurrently held the office of 'Minister/Commander of the Army' (Menteri/Panglima Angkatan Darat)
* ↑ The office were renamed as 'Chief Minister on Defense and Security' (Menteri Utama bidang Pertahanan dan Keamanan)
* ↑ Suharto also concurrently held the office of Cabinet Presidium (essentially the head of government)
* ↑ Since 12 March 1967, Suharto was appointed Acting President after Sukarno was removed from the presidency
* ↑ Suharto held the office concurrently as the Commander of the Armed Forces (Panglima Angkatan Bersenjata)
* ↑ Since 27 March 1968, Suharto's acting presidency ended and he was formally sworn in as President
* ↑ The office were restored as 'Minister of Defense and Security' (Menteri Pertahanan dan Keamanan)
* ↑ Suharto held the office concurrently as President, Minister of Defense and Security, and Commander of the Armed Forces
* ↑ Panggabean held the office concurrently as Minister of Defense and Security as well as Commander of the Armed Forces
* ↑ Jusuf held the office concurrently as Minister of Defense and Security as well as Commander of the Armed Forces
* ↑ Until 21 May 1993, Sudradjat also held the post of Commander of the Armed Forces
* ↑ Meanwhile Sudradjat also, until 23 March 1993, held the post of Army Chief of Staff
* ↑ Between his appointment to the cabinet on 17 March 1993 until 23 March 1993, he was the only person to held the office of Minister of Defense and Security, Commander of the Armed Forces, and Army Chief of Staff at the same time
* ↑ Wiranto held the office concurrently as Minister of Defense and Security as well as Commander of the Armed Forces
* ↑ The office were renamed 'Minister of Defense' (Menteri Pertahanan)
* ↑ Gumelar held the post concurrently as Coordinating Minister of Political, Social, and Security Affairs, as well as Minister of Defense

### Additional notes

* All ministers who served from the Third until Seventh Development cabinets are members of the Golkar Board of Supervisors, including the Commander of ABRI and Heads of government agencies